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Joshua Tree National Park could be expanded by 20,000 acres. The National Park Service is recommending adding a combination of federal, state and private land to the park in the Eagle Mountain area of Riverside County, according to a recent statement on the park service’s website. A report by the …

Moreno Valley is trying to get its citizens more involved in the city’s budget process. Its online pilot project, Balancing Act, allows users to try to create a balanced city budget while providing feedback on their efforts, according to a city statement. Balancing Act, which debuted recently, also dispenses information …

The Palm Springs City Council will hold a special meeting Wednesday with the city’s recently formed Ethics, Transparency and Government Reform Task Force. The session is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. at the city council chambers, 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, according to a statement. Anyone interested may also …

One day after a U.S. bankruptcy judge said she would accept San Bernardino’s plan to end its bankruptcy proceedings, the city released a lengthy statement that spells out what it has done since it filed for bankruptcy more than four years ago. In a five-page document posted Wednesday on the …

Riverside is trying to enlarge a fire break between the Santa Ana River and the Bubbling Wells neighborhood. Recent fires on the river bottom threatened the neighborhood, which is next to Fairmount Park, causing the city to remove vegetation, underbrush and other potentially flammable materials from the area, according to …

San Bernardino’s sales tax receipts rose 7.9 percent in the second quarter year-over-year. Actual sales were up 5.8 percent during that period when reporting aberrations were removed from the data, according to a statement on the city’s website. Business-to-business activity accounted for nearly 65 percent of the overall gain. Lumber …